What are 4 substances that decrease the acidity in the alimentary canal?
1. alkaline mucous from the duodenal glands 2.Intestinal juice from the intestinal glands 3.Bile from the gall bladder 4. bicarbonate in pancreatic juice
What are k, l, m, n, and o ?
k. pharynx l. esophagus m. lungs n. liver o. gall bladder
What is gastrin? Where does it come from, what does it do?
Produced in the stomach, increases esophageal sphincter tone and secretions from gastric pits, and mixing waves in the stomach. decreases pyloric sphincter tone
The epiglottis and soft palate both participate in deglutition. What do they do?
The soft palate rises up and closes off the nasal cavity, the larynx rises and the epiglottis drops
What is gastric juice?
the acid and other chemicals that are secreted into stomach from the gastric glands
What structure has endocrine and exocrine functions?
pancreas
List 8 parts of the Alimentary canal (or tract)
mouth pharynx esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
Where are two sources of amylase? What does Amylase do?
Saliva, and the pancrease. Amylase breaks down starch into maltose (poly saccharide into disaccharides)
What is mastication?
the process of chewing
What are Micro nutrients?
vitamins and minerals, are vital to healthy development, disease prevention, and wellbeing, but only needed in small amounts
what are a, b, c, d, e ?
a. tongue b. larynx c. trachea d. pancreas e. stomach
What is digestion?
the breakdown of food molecules into their individual components
What are the 4 main regions of the stomach ?
cardiac region, fundus, body, pylorus
describe deglutition.
the act of swallowing:1. Soft palate rises up blocking off the nasal cavity, 2.the larynx rises and the epiglottis drops sealing off the larynx
What contains glands that produce secretin? Where does it get secreted into? What does it do?
small intestine (duodenum), it gets secreted into the capillaries in response to acidic chyme.
list 6 of the accessory organs of the digestive systems
salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, vermiform appendix, (teeth and tongue)
what is peristalsis?
The process of contraction and relaxation of the smooth muscles that pushes food through the alimentary canal
What are two vitamins that can be produced by the body as well as be absorbed from food?
vitamin D, K, and biotin can be made by the body.( B12 can be created by bacteria but it is too far down in the digestive tract to be absorbed)
What is the skeletal muscle that controls breathing?
the diaphragm
What is food mixed with saliva called when you swallow it?
a bolus
What are u and v ?
u. rectum v. large intestine
What is the job of enterokinase?
It activates trypsinogen which comes from the pancreas and changes it into trypsin which breaks down proteins
What are f, g, h, i, and j ?
f. small intestine g. anus h. parotid salivary gland i. sublingual salivary gland j. submandibular salivary
What part of the digestive tract absorbs the most nutrients?
small intestine
what is the serosa of the stomach called?
visceral peritoneum
Why are intestinal villi so important?
villi increase the amount of intestinal surface that comes into contact with the food, speeding up the absorption process. (increase surface area 60-100X)
What structure would help you identify tissue from the stomach?
Gastric pits
What is adventitia?
a thin layer of loose connective tissue that binds an organ to surrounding tissues or organs
Gastric glands produce pepsinogen. Why don't they produce pepsin, which is what the stomach actually needs to aid digestion?
A cell can’t make an active enzyme that breaks proteins into peptides and amino acids, because the cell is protein.
What is the general term for nutrients our body needs in large quantities like carbohydrates and proteins?
macronutrients
What are p, q, r, s, and t ?
p. transverse colon q. ascending colon r. descending colon s. cecum t. vermiform appendix
I went to the______ for ___ The ______ of _______ sat next to me Her_______ abdominal Were truly ______And everyone thought __ ___ __! -President Woodrow Wilson
palace, tea, duchess, Windsor, rumblings, phenomenal , it was me
What is Chyme?
a mixture of the bolus and gastric juices
What produces bile? Where is it stored?
The liver produces bile (in the sinusoids) and the gall bladder stores it
what makes you cough?
something other than air passing over the larynx
What design features of the small intestine aid in absorption
circular fold and villi
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